Rumor alert: next Nexus smartphone due within 30 days, Android 4.2 on board

0.phoneArena
01 Oct 2012, 03:45posted on

Brace yourselves, folks, for we have another fresh dose of Nexus rumors to deliver. According to "industry sources", Google has a new smartphone to unveil within no more than 30 days, and it will be powered by a new Android version. That is said to be Android 4.2, which has reportedly been showing up on server logs already...

27.XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)

amazing, only thing is the price you mentioned would DEFINITELY be higher than 500 - 600 off contract! trust me i look at ebay phones alot and a phone that good would, without a doubt, be 750 to 800 dollars......hope it comes true tho man

Well yes, but if Google is aiming to minimize price like they did with the Nexus 7, it could be 500-600 in Google Play. With the huge spec bump in processor, RAM, and camera, I set the price at 3 times that of the Nexus 7. 3 times the price for 3 times the quality.

34.XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)

you know what man? I cant knock the vision! if google would actually think like that for this one it would, without a doubt, shut out every phone for a good while lol all the top notch specs.......google updates.......and a price that meaner than your detention teacher........i feel it can happen so im definitely with cha on this one :)

a wild idea just struck me ... what if we are not actually gonna see 3-5 nexus devices ... instead it will be one device made by more than one at the same time ...and each are providing what they do best ...that would be a dream coming true xD

I think it's great that they have multiple Nexus devices... most of the people want stock Android experience but one thing puts them off... like screen size or something.. multiple Nexus means variety... reaching out to more people's needs..

I call bulls**t on the 4.2. I don't think Google would really be that stupid. ICS is at what, fifteen percent as is? With Gingerbread still at 65 percent and JB only at 1 percent. Google would have to be completely out of touch to release another major version so soon. They need to get the lag between their version releases and the releases' adoption by the manufacturers and carriers resolved first.

Android 4.x was supposed to bridge tablets and smartphones together, so there won't any "Honeycomb" equivalent to Jelly Bean. More than likely it would be 4.1.2 that will release on the new Nexus, just some minor bug fixes.

My apologies, updated figures from the beginning of September are 57 percent for Gingerbread, 20 odd percent for ICS, and 1.2 percent for Jelly Bean. Granted, a big chunk of people being on older versions is based on their lack of desire to update the software, and with GB to ICS, it's also an issue of buying phones as late as this year which will never be updated to ICS or better, but still, we can't have another major release so early. It'll piss everyone off more than excite them.

bah, you forget the vast majority of users are not overly connected tech nerds like us. The majority probably doesnt even know there is an update past whatever is on their phone.

If it is 4.2... which would be a little early for its release cycle, it would probably be just some minor tweaks n such. Then again, that's what I thought 4.1 would be and that turned out to be a pretty big update.

They're learning on battery life, but what about the durability and the weight? I've never seen drop tests on the One X, but I imagine it would be pretty durable. And it weighs almost exactly the same as the GS3, only 0.1 ounces difference according to PA, the One X being lighter.

oh my. i think it's going to be an HTC phone. a couple of developers from XDA are teasing people since yesterday. They are saying on the htc one x forum threads that something awesome is coming. they just can't say any information yet because it is still confidential but they are saying it's coming very soooon.

By launching more phones this year and then by advertising the heck out them in the hopes they sell really well is Google's way taking over the updating of the phones like apple. Hopefully they get the providers like verizon to stop delaying updates for so long and also get manufacturers on board to extend the life cycle of their phones.

Maybe in a few years all manufacturers will only launch new phones once a year and all of them being a nexus device. Then they would have the power over the providers like apple does of dictating the update schedule.

IF this is accurate, and there is no proof or evidence. Google is way more likely to publicize the Nexus... Come on people.

There is no way this will be key lime pie, this is probably just an expansion of jb. As much as u believe android "fragmentation" is simply the cost of how quickly hardware is progressing Google is much to smart to release two full os updates in the same year.

I am so excited to see, however that someone other than Samsung will get the torch. I know they've been doing a great job with the Nexus series (except software lol) but it's nice to see Google foster some internal competition also. I would love to see LG get a real crack at the android industry because from what I see they're there but not particularly considered by anyone. I know I myself am pretty much HTC or bust..

I'm excited to see what will happen, if anything at all but I'm satisfied with keeping my pants on till it does. I :p

I don't really care what specs of the next Nexus or Nexuses have, I'm still focused on getting the Note 2 next year on my upgrade, at least for the 14 day return period (if I find it too large for me). I'm sure that if it does come with Android 4.2, then I will be a minor update to 4.1 in which bugs are fixed and hardware optimization is implemented.

Please HTC, PLEASE make a good...no scratch that...superb Nexus. Even if it is not in the next 30 days I don't care. Just please take an acceptable amount of time to go over every nook and cranny for shortcomings while putting in the best type of awesome we have ever seen. No offence, but I keep seeing all these "behind the scenes" videos of HTC staff saying how much effort, creativity and time you put into a specific phone (Thunderbolt, One series, etc) when they all turn out less than spectacular. Please no repeats HTC!

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